language documentation

[Claire Bowern]

Many thanks for this Bernadette.

>  Another issue is the one on the importance of types of grammars to be 
> taught to language learners - some researchers state that teaching all 
> types of grammar is the rule and not to concentrate on only nouns or 
> verbs.

I think this is more an issue for programs that concentrate a lot on 
nouns - they give students a lot of practice at naming individual items 
but they seldom produce fluent speakers because the students get very 
little practice at putting ideas together or talking about things that 
aren't concrete.

All the best,
Claire